Study identifies novel epigenetic changes in pediatric brain cancer

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityDNA methylation and transcriptomic landscape of recurrent ependymoma tumors. A Time-course summary of surgery, radio- and chemotherapy treatment and tumo

Updated on: February 23,2024 13

Study identifies novel epigenetic changes in pediatric brain cancer

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityDNA methylation and transcriptomic landscape of recurrent ependymoma tumors. A Time-course summary of surgery, radio- and chemotherapy treatment and tumo

Updated on:February 23,2024 13

New study finds that inflammatory proteins in the colon increase incrementally with weight

by Tufts UniversityCredit: PixabayStudies in mice have demonstrated that obesity-induced inflammation contributes to the risk of colorectal cancer, but evidence in humans has been scarce. A new s

Updated on: March 01,2024 16

New study finds that inflammatory proteins in the colon increase incrementally with weight

by Tufts UniversityCredit: PixabayStudies in mice have demonstrated that obesity-induced inflammation contributes to the risk of colorectal cancer, but evidence in humans has been scarce. A new s

Updated on:March 01,2024 16

New way to target advanced breast cancers

by Jackson LaboratoryHuman breast cancer tissue stained by immunofluorescence illustrates the interplay between secreted and surface-bound TGFβ (red) expressed by cancer cells (blue), which prime

Updated on: April 14,2024 14

New way to target advanced breast cancers

by Jackson LaboratoryHuman breast cancer tissue stained by immunofluorescence illustrates the interplay between secreted and surface-bound TGFβ (red) expressed by cancer cells (blue), which prime

Updated on:April 14,2024 14

Study finds non-Hodgkins lymphoma treatment also targets related forms of lymphoma

by Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchHelicobacter-infected Nlrc5mø-KOmice develop precursor lesions to gastric B-cell MALT lymphoma. Representative H&E-stained sections of gastric tis

Updated on: February 23,2024 17

Study finds non-Hodgkins lymphoma treatment also targets related forms of lymphoma

by Hudson Institute of Medical ResearchHelicobacter-infected Nlrc5mø-KOmice develop precursor lesions to gastric B-cell MALT lymphoma. Representative H&E-stained sections of gastric tis

Updated on:February 23,2024 17

Phase 1 study shows novel KRAS inhibitor well tolerated by patients with adenocarcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA clinical trial testing the toxicity of a KRAS inhibitor demons

Updated on: March 14,2024 20

Phase 1 study shows novel KRAS inhibitor well tolerated by patients with adenocarcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer

by International Association for the Study of Lung CancerLung CA seen on CXR. Credit:CC BY-SA 4.0James Heilman, MD/WikipediaA clinical trial testing the toxicity of a KRAS inhibitor demons

Updated on:March 14,2024 20

AI's ability to detect tumor cells could be key to more accurate bone cancer prognoses

byKyushu UniversityResearchers from Kyushu University, Japan have developed a novel deep-learning model which can accurately estimate viable tumor cell density from pathological images of osteos

Updated on: April 30,2024 0

AI's ability to detect tumor cells could be key to more accurate bone cancer prognoses

byKyushu UniversityResearchers from Kyushu University, Japan have developed a novel deep-learning model which can accurately estimate viable tumor cell density from pathological images of osteos

Updated on:April 30,2024 0

Alternative bladder cancer treatment emerges amid worldwide shortage of standard of care BCG

by Jennifer Brown,University of IowaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn on-going, worldwide shortage of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) means that many patients with a common and serious type of bladder

Updated on: January 07,2024 9

Alternative bladder cancer treatment emerges amid worldwide shortage of standard of care BCG

by Jennifer Brown,University of IowaCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn on-going, worldwide shortage of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) means that many patients with a common and serious type of bladder

Updated on:January 07,2024 9

Two-stage transplantation is a viable treatment option for liver metastases, shows study

by Uta von der Gönna, Universitätsklinikum JenaSurgical procedure: At first, only a lobe of the liver with metastases (1) is removed (2) and replaced with a healthy partial organ. Reduced blood flow t

Updated on: January 16,2024 19

Two-stage transplantation is a viable treatment option for liver metastases, shows study

by Uta von der Gönna, Universitätsklinikum JenaSurgical procedure: At first, only a lobe of the liver with metastases (1) is removed (2) and replaced with a healthy partial organ. Reduced blood flow t

Updated on:January 16,2024 19

Study sheds light on how breast cancer cells evade immune surveillance and survive in lymph nodes

by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalA molecule called MHC-II (seen here in green) disguises metastatic breast cancer cells (red), allowing them to invade the lymph nodes and take root

Updated on: February 18,2024 17

Study sheds light on how breast cancer cells evade immune surveillance and survive in lymph nodes

by Brandon Chase,Massachusetts General HospitalA molecule called MHC-II (seen here in green) disguises metastatic breast cancer cells (red), allowing them to invade the lymph nodes and take root

Updated on:February 18,2024 17

Mind-body practice of qigong can improve cancer-related fatigue, finds study

by Joshua Speiser,Brown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Brown University researchers has found that a low-impact, meditative movement program involving qigong was as ef

Updated on: January 23,2024 12

Mind-body practice of qigong can improve cancer-related fatigue, finds study

by Joshua Speiser,Brown UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Brown University researchers has found that a low-impact, meditative movement program involving qigong was as ef

Updated on:January 23,2024 12

Clinical trial: Less extensive breast cancer surgery results in fewer swollen arms

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit:New England Journal of Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2313487It is possible to leave most of the lymph nodes in the armpit, even if one or two of th

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

Clinical trial: Less extensive breast cancer surgery results in fewer swollen arms

by Karolinska InstitutetCredit:New England Journal of Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2313487It is possible to leave most of the lymph nodes in the armpit, even if one or two of th

Updated on:April 06,2024 0

Man's best friend leads way to early cancer detection

by Brittany Steff,Purdue UniversityVeterinary oncologist Deborah Knapp studies cancer in Scottish terriers to help advance the science of detecting and treating early cancer in both humans and d

Updated on: January 02,2024 9

Man's best friend leads way to early cancer detection

by Brittany Steff,Purdue UniversityVeterinary oncologist Deborah Knapp studies cancer in Scottish terriers to help advance the science of detecting and treating early cancer in both humans and d

Updated on:January 02,2024 9